Crime Blog

Woman arrested in robbery, stabbing of man near downtown Dallas library last night

Antoinette Williamson, 22, was arrested for allegedly robbing and stabbing a man near the Dallas library Monday night.

Sure seemed to be a lot of police officers gathered in front of City Hall as I passed on my leisurely evening jog through downtown shortly before 8 last night.

Turns out I just missed witnessing a woman rob and stab a man near the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library on Young Street. The victim apparently suffered minor injuries and was treated on scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel.

Police say Antoinette Marie Williamson, 22, came up behind the 34-year-old man and said, “Gimme all your cash,” the documents said. The man said he didn’t have any money and Williamson stabbed him in the right side of his torso, police said.

A friend of the victim called 911 and responding officers spotted Williamson near City Hall.

A few officers overheard Williamson tell other people that she had stabbed a man, the documents said. Officers found a switchblade knife on her and arrested her for aggravated robbery and a weapons charge.

Williamson also suffered minor injuries, which she said occurred when she slipped while stabbing the man. She also told police he was trying to steal her purse.

She’s in the Dallas County Jail this afternoon and her bail has been set at $28,500. She also faces a forgery charge out of Collin County, according to jail records.

Police records list the home address for both Williamson and the victim as 1818 Corsicana Street, which is The Bridge homeless shelter just a few blocks from the stabbing scene.